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A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don't!)
"We need a simple government. Don't get me wrong; I know that many of the nation's problems are highly complex. But I also know that the governing principles that can solve them, if we work together, are simple."
Armed with little money but a lot of common sense, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee surprised the nation by coming in second during the 2008 Republican pre...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
February 22nd 2011
by Sentinel HC
(first published January 1st 2011)
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I find Mike Huckabee to be entirely affable. He just seems like a nice man. Sure, he's a politician and sometimes says foolish things (as he did today on some radio show), but overall, he's incredibly likable. Does he have a snowball's chance in Hell of becoming President? I don't think so: he's too conservative, I think, to have wide appeal to the moderates and independents who actually elect Presidents in this country. With that said...who knows? Could anyone have predicted Barack Obama five o...more
This was my first Non-Fiction read in a long while so it didn't intrigue me as much as the other books I read. I am still processing my thoughts on this book. Sure, he has an ideology that makes sense and I agree with most of what he says needs to be done, but how he backs his arguments...I just think too much of it is opinion. He needs cold hard evidence to convince the people who need to make the change, ie Congress and President Obama. I am also a little torn on some of his beliefs but that d...more
"A Simple Government" offers 12 governing principles to solve our nations problems. His priorities are: family values, local government, government spending and debt, simple and fair taxation, health care, education, the environment, immigration reform, terrorism, military policy, foreign relations, and faith in God. In general, Huckabee's solutions are optimistic and reasonable, but he can't resist some sarcastic and pointed criticisms of President Obama. It seems to be a campaign brochure masq...more
A simple book. He criticizes Obama's administration issue by issue and talks about how he'd do it better. It was quite hard to swallow his views on same-sex marriage and homosexuality as well as his Christian perspective but I read on and agreed with a lot of his other points especially education and the economy.
The fact that he is smart enough to stick to TV and radio, where he can make money instead of running in 2012, makes me think he actually has his head on pretty straight.
The fact that he is smart enough to stick to TV and radio, where he can make money instead of running in 2012, makes me think he actually has his head on pretty straight.
Honestly, this book was too much for me. I couldn't get through it. He has a few.. VERY few accurate points, and if the subject matter .. or his opinions were in less contrast to mine he would be an easy author to read. But to Mike Huckabee the world exists in black and white, .. which is never the case when it comes to people.
Purely on writing style I found it to be easy and friendly. Much like having a conversation.
... Its just a conversation I would walk away from because I'm not into postu...more
Purely on writing style I found it to be easy and friendly. Much like having a conversation.
... Its just a conversation I would walk away from because I'm not into postu...more
Glad I took the time to listen to the author read this book. His warm personality comes through. I like his humor, humbleness and world view. he does a good job of explaining the implications of various policy decisions. I wish there were more people in leadership with his demeanor and faith. It is clear he gets the gospel. He clearly illustrated why Christians live with great hope.
Very interesting book and some very good ideas, but first you have to get past the Obama bashing. I am not a fan of Obama by any means - he scares me in many ways, but I do feel it detracts from the book. That said I do believe Mr. Huckabee has some excellent ideas on what we can do to make our country great again. This is a book that I would share with others and strongly recommend.
I don't know how else to say it, but same stuff...different book. I love Mike Huckabee's story books, but his political books irritate me to no end and remind me why I would never vote for him for President. In all political books from every angle, the same thing is said over and over and over again with either different authors or even the same authors recyling information. Huckabee did have some interesting study results in the book, but it wasn't enough to keep my interest.
While there may be a few particulars on which Gov Huckabee and I do not see completely eye-to-eye, I certainly find the whole of his opinions valid and important for all Americans to consider. While our country has many problems in policy and attitudes, there is hope and some common sense changes that can be made to bring us to a level of stature and prominence on the world stage we have had in the past. I highly recommend this book to all!!
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Don't usually enjoy political books, but thought I'd give this a try after Game Change which I really enjoyed. This was good, but not great. It was educational for me in many areas, but, also remembering that it's Huckabee's perspective, I also found that I really didn't agree with him on several issues.
Lots of common sense but also a lot of over-simplification to the issues we face today. Of course, it's one sided but then most political books are that way. Coming from a liberal leaning person, he's an O.K. guy, considering he's a conservative. :) I say that with friendship because we truly can agree with most things. That's a good thing.
This reads like sitting across the table talking to Gov. Huckabee over coffee. Simple and with great ideas, but I'm more compelled by facts and figures that I can go doublecheck for myself. This is a good one for those who want an intro into the 'reduced government' movement.
There were some points that I thought he was right on and then there were some points that I thought he was just being as partisan as he accuses the left of being. Overall a pretty quick read and if the man is going to run for president, it doesn't hurt to know what he stands for.
I do not know why congress does not understand what they are to do. It is so simple a child could do it, but I guess that is the problem
Beyond horrible. Negative five stars. Might actually be the most sickening and stupid book I have ever read.
Excellent ideas for government, I agreed with most of them. He's a common sense guy.
He has some really fine ideas, simple just as the title suggests.
Very fast read, the author presents some compelling arguments for the solutions to fix our country.
It's a great vision for fair-minded conservative values.
A lighter view of conservatism...
Makes so much sense most liberals will hate it!
If you watch Fox News,then you already know 90% of what Mr. Huckabee covers in this book. I was put off in the beginning when he states that "this book is for 80% of the people out there to read and if half of us bought and read his book,he and his wife would be set for their retirement." On the Kindle the book is only about 80%, the last 20% is the bibliography/index. He has some ideas for changing government, but since he has pulled out of the race, I skimmed over them. So, for me, this book i...more
This guy is too nice to run for president and isn't that sad. As he said is the last chapters, it's all "gotcha media". It doesn't matter what kind of person you are and that you made up for your mistakes. One misstep and the media is all over that instead of what you are about. I didn't like the chapter about teachers. I'm tried of teachers being the end-all in education. What about kids wanting to learn? It's been a bad day with know-it-all kids.
A fairly simple overview by Huckabee wherein he lays out his position on many issues this country is dealing with from healthcare to immigration reform to our soaring nation debt. As the title suggests he discusses 12 topics, providing citations where necessary to help validate his position, where the government has gone astray and could use a nudge back in the direction of the simpler government it was originally intended to be.
I'm done with this book. In typical fashion, it's the same language and talking points you hear from everyone on the Right. I suspect that Karl Rove writes all these peoples' books and speeches personally. Anyway, in the imortal works of Oderus Urungus, I'm not willing to spend any more time on this. If I wanted to hear this simplistic, condescending clap-trap, I would just watch Fox News.
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Very good information, very valid concerns and very feasible solutions. I especially appreciated Chapter 11 in light of recent Israel/U.S. relations.
A bit "wonkish," with LOTS of in-depth analysis and details about many current issues... but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book, read by the author. I agree with about 95% of what he says, and also appreciate his Christian perspective on public policy issues.
Mar 29, 2011
Mary
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Mike Huckabee has a common sense approach to the problems that we're facing right now. Twelve things every American should know and understand. If only those running the country had such a commonsense approach to these same problems.
Well, here is a politician with a surprising amount of common sense.
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American politician and a political commentator for Fox News Channel. A member of the Republican Party,
Huckabee served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and finished second in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries; he announced his candidacy on January 28, 2007. Following losses to John McCain in the Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island primaries, Mc...more
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Huckabee served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and finished second in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries; he announced his candidacy on January 28, 2007. Following losses to John McCain in the Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island primaries, Mc...more
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